Swimmer's Daily

Month: June 2014

  • I still get abuse from Twitter trolls, says Rebecca Adlington

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    Read The Guardian She is one of Britain’s most successful sportswomen and a double Olympic gold-medal winner, but the swimmer Rebecca Adlington has revealed that Twitter trolls repeatedly accused her of letting the country down after she won bronze in London 2012. The 25-year-old said she had blocked thousands of people on Twitter and still regularly received abuse via…

  • Former Olympic Swimmer Ian Crocker visits Chippewa Falls

    Former Olympic Swimmer Ian Crocker visits Chippewa Falls

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    See The Chippewa Herald and WQOW It’s not every day that a decorated former U.S. Olympian pays a visit to Chippewa Falls. Five-time medalist Ian Crocker did just that Saturday morning. Crocker, who won three gold medals, a silver and a bronze during his time on the U.S. Olympic Swimming Team, hosted a youth swimming…

  • Family Focus: Swimming Lessons

    Family Focus: Swimming Lessons

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    See KFYR-TV The weather is warming up, and so is the pool. Before you know it, your little one will be asking to go for a swim. “It’s nice to have a base so I know they are safe,” Becky Stroklund says. She’s talking about swim lessons. For many kids, those lessons will be the…

  • USA Swimming CEO Chuck Wielgus makes first public apology to sexual abuse victims

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    Read The Gazette USA Swimming CEO Chuck Wielgus publicly apologized to sexual abuse victims for the first time since the scandal came to light four years ago. “I’m sorry,” he said to open the statement. “These are powerful words some people have wanted to hear from me for a long time. I have been criticized…

  • Otylia Jedrzejczak bows out

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    Read Thenews.pl “Today marks 25 years since the moment when I first jumped into a swimming pool,” the 30-year-old recalled. “At some point you need to leave the stage,” she added, assuring that this time it was for good, having changed her mind on the matter in the past. Jedrzejczak’s extraordinary career saw her win…

  • Swimming for Shelby

    Swimming for Shelby

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    See wotv4women Shelby Jane Hardebeck was a sixth grader at Peach Plains Middle School when she got sick and passed away. Her parents started the I Swim for Shelby Jane Hardebeck Annual Technical Swim Camp in her memory, holding a swim-a-thon to help raise money for the project. After hearing about the swim-a-thon, former MSU…

  • Amy Van Dyken Recovering After ATV Accident Severs Spine

    Amy Van Dyken Recovering After ATV Accident Severs Spine

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    Read for instance SwimmingWorld and Bleacher Report Former Olympic swimming champion Amy Van Dyken-Rouen is recovering following surgery to stabilize her spine after it was severed during an all-terrain vehicle accident in Scottsdale, Arizona, on Friday, according to Jeff Metcalfe of azcentral.com. The 41-year-old six-time Olympic gold medalist told emergency personnel she had no feeling in her…

  • Stephanie Rice tells of difficulties of transitioning back to normal life

    Stephanie Rice tells of difficulties of transitioning back to normal life

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    Read news.com.au Olympic champion Stephanie Rice has opened up about the difficulties of transitioning to “normal life” after her success. In the wake of separate and complex difficulties being faced by Ian Thorpe, Grant Hackett and Geoff Huegill, Rice said “it’s been really sad to see a lot of the others, the boys in particular,…

  • Nimrod Shapira Bar-Or Explodes Off Block – Literally

    Nimrod Shapira Bar-Or Explodes Off Block – Literally

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    See SwimmingWorld While taking off from lane 2 in the men’s 50-meter fly, Bar-Or demolished his starting block. Take a look at the footage below sent to Swimming World by Bar-Or.